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"gust" poems
An early evening gust broke the back of the day's blaze Still 90 degrees at eight in orange haze Sweat runs down my neck Through the gorge between my ******* The wind lifts my linen shirt runs its hands along my sides reviving memory of Forest Park of a blanket in the grass Where the pines trace so many faces Crackling popping kids stolen matches, running screaming victorious! Blowing tin cans up with fire crackers Bicycles, sparklers, fireworks at dusk That whole afternoon I spent hammering caps Noise really makes us kids really especially annoying Mom wants us out! Gone! All of us! No needs. No excuses! No cookies! No slices of bologna! “No more Kool Aid! Out now! Out!” That evening I tried to dismiss the itchy sweat of stupid-sister-Suzy-matching-sun-suits at Gino's family picnic When some kid (I don't know?) between the rigatoni and the sweet corn Some kid tosses a sparkler into box of fireworks I don't know? whether to cry or laugh I was pretty scared Rockets going off across the lawn and onto porch Craze of colors through the trees Some at eye-level horror! But the sight of Aunt Nedda diving under picnic table Stockings, garter belt upended Capsized beyond her caring of uplifted dress Some images just stay with you, ya know? July 4th always lands for me on a firework's ***
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Jul 3, 2018
Jul 3, 2018 at 1:34 AM UTC
July 4th Memories that Last
Her titillating tattoo tantalizes me deeply, to the tenth degree. I see it as I slip her silk dress slowly down her left shoulder. A lizard lying on a boulder, contrasting with her silky smooth soft snowy skin. I kiss her shoulder, and she shudders and sighs a deep sigh. Goosebumps rise up her body as a sturdy gust seizes the moment. The forest we make love in quakes and shakes as she shivers and quivers under the touch of my hands. My left hand holds her upper arm, while my right grips her hips. She closes her eyes, smiling, giggling in amusement. I spin her slowly ‘round, and look into her hazel eyes, her soft ******* and thighs against mine for warmth and gentle touch. I kiss her lips. Strawberry. And we slide down to the ground. The scariness we have found slips away in our grace. We sinners share our shame, our lust, and come to a conclusion, and bust each others doors down, sweet ****** on this cold ground.
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Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 at 7:47 PM UTC
(Her titillating tattoo...)
a breath of fresh air tickles still-waters a lone swan's quill let fall, takes flight   carpe  diem ― nigh weightless, buoyantly skitters across the water, laissez faire; barely dimpling the shallow peace on a lake in the wood a wild feather's mindless pirouettes emanate from the steeping silence lapping  its superficial  refection   the true nature of wildness, unspoken freedom, an untamed wilder – ness skims the skinny waters seeking their own level; leaving no trace of  ever being  containable   like a breath of fresh air reinvigorates unconquerable souls touching in the conscious moment ― a gentle passing breeze arousing a rogue gust Jesse Stillwater 01    June   2018
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Jun 1, 2018
Jun 1, 2018 at 11:16 AM UTC
a breath of fresh air tickles still-waters
Granny.took a switch to me. But I insisted on raiding the big mango tree. The big rainbow  ones hung kinda low. The sweet yelllow ones were close to the limb. They would sometimes come down In a huge carribean gust. And splatter. The young unripe green ones. Were my favorite. Treat. With crushed habaneros mixed in with some salt. Or mango. Sweet mango ice cream. Oh. Yeah let me dream.
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May 25, 2013
May 25, 2013 at 11:35 PM UTC
Mango Tree
.     It's here again...    Heavy downpour...    I inhaled the rain,     cloying with petrichor.       Standing at my window,      looking out...     Street lamps struggled aglow.    People with brollies walking about.    My eyes reached out to the heavens,     tracing these glassy beads       as they'd free fall...         Falling by the sheets,        the pattering hastens,       periodically punctuated      by the thunder's call.      Mind is drifting and floating,        intently listening to a           million love wishes...              Liquid beauty...melding, sketching...            In light entrapped splashes.          Raindrops descend and come,          into my still life tonight...           Won't you will me numb,              with your chilly bite...              Wide-eyed enamour...             Catching a stray droplet or two.              Riding the tail of a zephyr,               finding a place where                 no trouble could ensue.             An errant gust blew            to meet with me.           The refreshing moist          meets my parted lips...         Inhaling deep in this reverie...        Into a sea of tranquillity,         my mind slowly dips...       Sigh... If the droplets were kisses...       I would savour each and every one.       If the moist wind came and caresses      I would meet it in a tight embrace    till the break of sun.   What a sight...    Almost surreal it seems...       As the light from the surrounding          lamps dances playfully...         Dispersing and exploding into a      barrage of shattered beams.     Before it gets subdued in the drops    caught by the leaves on a nearby tree...    The drops would trickle      and fall before merging,       forming stranded puddles        unable to flow...         Rippling... Splashing... Reflecting...       An image...      Borne out of a fantastic show.     An image of beating hearts,      overlapping one another...        Speaking of consequential love           and feelings so true         Intertwined...      in the promise of forever...   Slowly retrieving itself into an...   image of you...
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Feb 19, 2015
Feb 19, 2015 at 7:18 AM UTC
Image
.     It's here again...    Heavy downpour...    I inhaled the rain,     cloying with petrichor.       Standing at my window,      looking out...     Street lamps struggled aglow.    People with brollies walking about.    My eyes reached out to the heavens,     tracing these glassy beads       as they'd free fall...         Falling by the sheets,        the pattering hastens,       periodically punctuated      by the thunder's call.      Mind is drifting and floating,        intently listening to a           million love wishes...              Liquid beauty...melding, sketching...            In light entrapped splashes.          Raindrops descend and come,          into my still life tonight...           Won't you will me numb,              with your chilly bite...              Wide-eyed enamour...             Catching a stray droplet or two.              Riding the tail of a zephyr,               finding a place where                 no trouble could ensue.             An errant gust blew            to meet with me.           The refreshing moist          meets my parted lips...         Inhaling deep in this reverie...        Into a sea of tranquillity,         my mind slowly dips...       Sigh... If the droplets were kisses...       I would savour each and every one.       If the moist wind came and caresses      I would meet it in a tight embrace    till the break of sun.   What a sight...    Almost surreal it seems...       As the light from the surrounding          lamps dances playfully...         Dispersing and exploding into a      barrage of shattered beams.     Before it gets subdued in the drops    caught by the leaves on a nearby tree...    The drops would trickle      and fall before merging,       forming stranded puddles        unable to flow...         Rippling... Splashing... Reflecting...       An image...      Borne out of a fantastic show.     An image of beating hearts,      overlapping one another...        Speaking of consequential love           and feelings so true         Intertwined...      in the promise of forever...   Slowly retrieving itself into an...   image of you...
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Innocent tornado of joy, adorable wind of air, I'm blown away by your presence. Your energy simply put raw exuberance, overwhelms me in to submission. Caught in your gust lost in your playful spin, I never had a chance. Your just too cute!! :)
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Nov 29, 2014
Nov 29, 2014 at 12:42 AM UTC
Puppy
I’ve finally stopped writing unrequited letters; there were too many wasted breaths left unsent Lapsing intentions befallen on timeworn tawny crumpled  pages; aging like spent flowers in fading earth tones and rumpled paper regrets Multi-hued words uttered— mummers of voiceless exhalations spoken without a sound; indelible spilled ink left behind, lays fallow for so long A love once new,  and a growing silent ache— a hungry heart left for dead—Déjà vu We leave a lot behind, fallen leaves in unspoken ink a restless soul laid bare by a passing moment's random gust; atrophied like unwritten poetry stifled stillborn in a wadded up paper lament jesse stillwater ... July 2018
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Jul 19, 2018
Jul 19, 2018 at 11:28 AM UTC
crumpled pages
My Sister, I Watched You Fall-2 My little nephew, I was sorry for your sorrows When the whims of your mother stormed your tomorrows You didn't know who your father was Or why the branches of your tree sagged its paws For you walked thru the halls of life mauled By a lost paw that grabbed your mind and sadness walled I could see it in your mind's eyes, the question marks Of why other families have fathers at the parks From the time you were a little child of two You would love to go with uncle to the zoo Then as the wheels in your mind started to click Seeing other kids with fathers, it made you sick You were young seedling lacking the nourishment The parts of the puzzle missing fulfillment But hear this, my little nephew, your uncle tried And ... at the mercy of your mother's whims, I cried We'd play the role of father and son Fish a dream, toss the past, paint some fun We'd **** weeds while wrestling through a reservoir of tears Aborted in time, a lake, two swans and a duckling in good cheers My nephew, I would take you around the world if I could But hear this you were never, never driftwood For I had spent as much time visiting you In absence of a fathers touch, you never knew I shed more tears today as I catch wind of your child For its teeth bites and gust of whims, again, run wild Do I offer congratulations knowing the lake is devoid Of future swans and a duckling, walled in my mind's void No. My nephew, I'm choked in tears that crawl On the face of the earth, I sprawl I thought you learned, child uncorked On wings of albatross and not the stork Logan Robertson 8/16/2018
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Aug 16, 2018
Aug 16, 2018 at 7:26 PM UTC
My Sister I Watched You Fall-2
My Sister, I Watched You Fall-2 My little nephew, I was sorry for your sorrows When the whims of your mother stormed your tomorrows You didn't know who your father was Or why the branches of your tree sagged its paws For you walked thru the halls of life mauled By a lost paw that grabbed your mind and sadness walled I could see it in your mind's eyes, the question marks Of why other families have fathers at the parks From the time you were a little child of two You would love to go with uncle to the zoo Then as the wheels in your mind started to click Seeing other kids with fathers, it made you sick You were young seedling lacking the nourishment The parts of the puzzle missing fulfillment But hear this, my little nephew, your uncle tried And ... at the mercy of your mother's whims, I cried We'd play the role of father and son Fish a dream, toss the past, paint some fun We'd **** weeds while wrestling through a reservoir of tears Aborted in time, a lake, two swans and a duckling in good cheers My nephew, I would take you around the world if I could But hear this you were never, never driftwood For I had spent as much time visiting you In absence of a fathers touch, you never knew I shed more tears today as I catch wind of your child For its teeth bites and gust of whims, again, run wild Do I offer congratulations knowing the lake is devoid Of future swans and a duckling, walled in my mind's void No. My nephew, I'm choked in tears that crawl On the face of the earth, I sprawl I thought you learned, child uncorked On wings of albatross and not the stork Logan Robertson 8/16/2018
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. •     re-      kindle     the spark    that governed     this game•the fire   that once burnt as bri-   ght as sun•all of this once before, had a name•but now is weak from the time it had be- gun•there was a time when it wo- uld consume•......it would defy the odds....just so it could burn as one• frantic and desperate for the magic to resume•uncertainty has carved itself into the heart that has come undone•winds bearing ill no- tions revealed as the enemy• stitch up the gaps keep- ing out the rogue gust•   pro tect   the light that burns ever weakly•rejuve- nate the spirit that harbours broken trust •rekindle me now... i'm still in the game• the heart                   save the     you will isn't                              candle           need ready                           and              to see to make                         nur-              me     sense                            ture             with of the                             it                 this dark•                             to                  in-                                       fla-              sig-                                      me•             nia                                                           as my                                                          mark                                                          • .
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Feb 9, 2015
Feb 9, 2015 at 7:24 AM UTC
Flame
. •     re-      kindle     the spark    that governed     this game•the fire   that once burnt as bri-   ght as sun•all of this once before, had a name•but now is weak from the time it had be- gun•there was a time when it wo- uld consume•......it would defy the odds....just so it could burn as one• frantic and desperate for the magic to resume•uncertainty has carved itself into the heart that has come undone•winds bearing ill no- tions revealed as the enemy• stitch up the gaps keep- ing out the rogue gust•   pro tect   the light that burns ever weakly•rejuve- nate the spirit that harbours broken trust •rekindle me now... i'm still in the game• the heart                   save the     you will isn't                              candle           need ready                           and              to see to make                         nur-              me     sense                            ture             with of the                             it                 this dark•                             to                  in-                                       fla-              sig-                                      me•             nia                                                           as my                                                          mark                                                          • .
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White-furred hill flowers bow Gust-bent, Wet in April snow, Lavender beneath their Downy coats. Tender soldiers of spring Grasp wind-blown gravel steeps, Stand to beckon brown grass, Soft-call the life in sapless trees To ring with green again Against Old Bully Winter’s Blustering. Quaking aspens, Earliest to leaf in yellow-green, Curling grama grasses, Tough food for buffalo, Cannot boast first life each Montana spring; Only zombie-lichens, Rock-fast mosses Throw off winter’s death Before the crocus' rise. On eastern Montana hills No street-hemmed dandelions Colonize in chute-dropped ranks; No time-tamed tulips Live on wind-round knolls. Here, the yucca’s bayonet-sharp ****** Here, the wild onions’ scent-strong hold; But these arrive after early chill, Following the purple crocus on the hill.
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Jan 4, 2012
Jan 4, 2012 at 8:36 AM UTC
Prairie Crocus
There's a tight rope laid in front of me I've been balancing for some time Never moving just waiting But I can wait no more And neither can you To fall or to walk The decision is mine I've been waiting for so long For a gust of wind to blow me To decide for me But this is my life And faith is for the weak
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Dec 21, 2014
Dec 21, 2014 at 11:35 PM UTC
Faith is for the Weak
My way to hell was paved from his heaven, Life is now a crossroads of shores. Destiny has changed its destination, Blown away by the gust of fabrications. My million sorrows, all rebelling for civility, Are lost in my mistake. I can mull now or forever, Instead I wait for you, unwearyingly. I walk on sand of memories, patiently; My patience amazingly placating me, Source anonymous, I breathe in my patience.
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Mar 7, 2015
Mar 7, 2015 at 1:35 PM UTC
patience
running deliquescing into nature i am engulfed in stillness i encounter a deer as i round a corner its chestnut eyes intensely sense something wild within me transfixed we meld palpably whispering our essence myopic views warp into acute focus golden flowers stretch and arch and yawning into the sun swell with bursts of luster whilst violets polka dot the path with lilac luminescence dead tree trunks mutating into masterpieces yearn for new life drawing in the squirrels yellow-bellied birds hover sensing my motions whilst woodland winds undulate pine scented waves of sea salt oceans my ears enchantingly enhanced by bristling leaves caressing trees as scintillating amber butterflies dance in synch with the clock tower’s ancient chiming a gust of wind catches a patch of sand and sends it quivering fusing high in summer air then falling soft as feathers hidden fairies prance about answering unheard questions problems dissolve in emerald meadows without a hint of striving essays write themselves upon my mind poetry flows through me wings of meadowlarks trace my face with nuances interlaced with connotations rushing home i write it down then bowing i take credit for what was etched upon my soul by a sunbeam in the forest ©2016janetaylor
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May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 at 10:09 PM UTC
running
"This is the day we've been waiting on.  It's ok to be nervous but don't be scared.  You are the sacred vessel" said the tall dark skin woman as she looked down into the eyes of the ten year old boy.  Dressed in a red and black robe the ten year old boy says "I'm not afraid.  I'm just ready to get this over with."  "That's just what I wanted to hear Levi.  It's time to get started.  Please follow behind me" said the tall dark skin woman.  "Yes mother" said Levi as he followed his mother out of his room.  Leading Levi down a long hall that was illuminated with red light his mother says "When Priest summon the spirit Cruelty remember not to fight it.  Just let it take over."  "Ok" said Levi.  When Levi and his mother entered the worship area Levi's mother had him stand in front of the altar and the clergy.  "Thank you Harriet for escorting Levi to the altar" said a tall figure wearing a black hooded robe.  "You're welcome Priest" said Harriet.  Stepping down from the altar holding a baby creature in his right hand and a knife in his left hand Priest stood in front of Levi.  Priest stabbed the baby creature in it's stomach and ripped it opened.  He then dipped his finger in the baby creature's blood and anointed Levi's forehead with it's blood.  "Bring me the Book of Sins" said Priest.  Stepping down from the altar holding the Book of Sins a short figure wearing a black hooded robe brought Priest the Book of Sins.  Turning to the chapter of Cruelty, Priest began reading.  "As night blinds the sight of the male and the female and Hate stands on the grave of Love.  Only then will evil reveal it self.  Like Death stalking the living Cruelty will crush Kindness.  I offer this vessel to the mistress Cruelty.  Come forward I summon you Cruelty."  When Priest finished reading from the Book of Sins the red lights that illuminated the compound began to flicker off and on.  From out of no where a gust of wind began to circle around Levi.  Slowly the wind began to transform into black smoke.  Over taken with fear Levi was unable to move.  Entering through Levi's gaping mouth the black smoke took possession of him.  Shaking violently Levi fell to the floor.  "Levi are you all right?" asked Priest.  Standing to his feet and looking Priest in his face with eyes as black as death Levi says "The child is no longer in control."  Walking up to Priest, Levi sticks his hand in Priest's stomach and pulls out his intestines.  "LEVI YOU KILLED YOUR FATHER!" screamed Harriet as she ran over to the lifeless body of Priest.  "I am Cruelty.  Like I told the child's father Levi is no longer in control but for amusement everyone may still call me Levi" said Cruelty as she looked at Harriet.  Pointing at the robed figures on the altar Cruelty tells them to get rid of Priest's dead body.  "Yes Levi" said the robed figures. Written by Keith Edward Baucum
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Sep 29, 2015
Sep 29, 2015 at 10:33 AM UTC
Evil Levi Chapter One
"This is the day we've been waiting on.  It's ok to be nervous but don't be scared.  You are the sacred vessel" said the tall dark skin woman as she looked down into the eyes of the ten year old boy.  Dressed in a red and black robe the ten year old boy says "I'm not afraid.  I'm just ready to get this over with."  "That's just what I wanted to hear Levi.  It's time to get started.  Please follow behind me" said the tall dark skin woman.  "Yes mother" said Levi as he followed his mother out of his room.  Leading Levi down a long hall that was illuminated with red light his mother says "When Priest summon the spirit Cruelty remember not to fight it.  Just let it take over."  "Ok" said Levi.  When Levi and his mother entered the worship area Levi's mother had him stand in front of the altar and the clergy.  "Thank you Harriet for escorting Levi to the altar" said a tall figure wearing a black hooded robe.  "You're welcome Priest" said Harriet.  Stepping down from the altar holding a baby creature in his right hand and a knife in his left hand Priest stood in front of Levi.  Priest stabbed the baby creature in it's stomach and ripped it opened.  He then dipped his finger in the baby creature's blood and anointed Levi's forehead with it's blood.  "Bring me the Book of Sins" said Priest.  Stepping down from the altar holding the Book of Sins a short figure wearing a black hooded robe brought Priest the Book of Sins.  Turning to the chapter of Cruelty, Priest began reading.  "As night blinds the sight of the male and the female and Hate stands on the grave of Love.  Only then will evil reveal it self.  Like Death stalking the living Cruelty will crush Kindness.  I offer this vessel to the mistress Cruelty.  Come forward I summon you Cruelty."  When Priest finished reading from the Book of Sins the red lights that illuminated the compound began to flicker off and on.  From out of no where a gust of wind began to circle around Levi.  Slowly the wind began to transform into black smoke.  Over taken with fear Levi was unable to move.  Entering through Levi's gaping mouth the black smoke took possession of him.  Shaking violently Levi fell to the floor.  "Levi are you all right?" asked Priest.  Standing to his feet and looking Priest in his face with eyes as black as death Levi says "The child is no longer in control."  Walking up to Priest, Levi sticks his hand in Priest's stomach and pulls out his intestines.  "LEVI YOU KILLED YOUR FATHER!" screamed Harriet as she ran over to the lifeless body of Priest.  "I am Cruelty.  Like I told the child's father Levi is no longer in control but for amusement everyone may still call me Levi" said Cruelty as she looked at Harriet.  Pointing at the robed figures on the altar Cruelty tells them to get rid of Priest's dead body.  "Yes Levi" said the robed figures. Written by Keith Edward Baucum
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The midnight sun is heading north These bags are packed with dreams and the memories of who I’ve been; To scatter forth like gathered seeds on fallow hope, strewn at the mercy of the winds The genesis of spring unravels the knotted darkness Another winter’s aftermath hidden back on the back shelf The distance between back then and now,  is widening each  Dawn  to  Dusk A  gust  of  sunlight plashes ripples across the still waters of  depthless  peace and, my hands are no longer tied behind  my  back by winter's grasp Seasons  oft  do  change perennial  as  the  tides But I don’t want to see another ocean runaway; I don’t want to know how another fleeting moment ends Jesse Stillwater
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Apr 7, 2018
Apr 7, 2018 at 5:56 PM UTC
I don't want to know
It's been months since I played it, The guitars have my exams in their way, They miss me at Karnal just as I miss them here at Rohtak. The strings crave to be played - to be touched by me, It's high time that I played it so the tuning must be long lost, The hollow & the pickups feel lonelier in my memory without me & strings missing my touch. I must hold them in my hands and write musical notes with them, I will make the strings my pallet & strum them in rhythm while I sing, I will apologize to my guitars for having ignored them knowingly.
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Dec 17, 2013
Dec 17, 2013 at 7:31 AM UTC
My Guitars Gather Dust With Each Blowing Gust
Love is endless, love is patient, love is free, love is blind. Above all else, love is merciful and kind. When you are alone, and there's no one to find. Please remember that you are loved. The path of your life is still being made, your trail is still being set. Your hands will be dry as the heat from the sun and often your feet will be wet. Alone you will work towards a goal not known yet. In this time remember that you are loved. And people will trip you just to get ahead, you know of no one you can trust. Often it feels like your heart and your soul do nothing but gather some dust. Overwhelmed you'll feel small as a speck in a gust. Never forget that you are loved. The hurt will not own you, you're stronger than that, you know this much to be true. In the end you'll look back at the things you have made and old will again be made new. You are greater than you can ever believe, if only you could see what you'll do. One day, you'll know you are loved.
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Jan 30, 2013
Jan 30, 2013 at 4:11 AM UTC
You Are Loved
walking through the woods i was surrounded by a plethora of golden bronze amber leaves tumbling in the wind sparkling with a star fire that evanesced from their jagged edges upon their descent.  i stood entranced, mesmerized, utterly hypnotized by their glorious magnificence.  i observed with intensity as a golden bronze amber leaf never having been attached to the majestic tree had no need to let go but gently released.  feeling no trepidation it wholly lacked desire for manipulation to control the forces of the wind.  i watched in awe and wonder realizing that it never disengaged from the tree knowing that separation is an illusion; it simply became the wind.  whirling it shimmered in the autumn sun as it wafted with no need for reins allowing its destination to unfold.  gingerly cascading it settled tenderly on the ground resting comfortably in ambivalence.  i sensed it did not cringe when it was picked up by an unsuspecting boot but intuitively knew immediately that it was being carried and dropped off serendipitously at an auspicious location.  i listened to it intently and drank in its essence as it simply lay in being not obsessing over what would happen consequent but sat in sheer stillness seemingly encompassing all totality.  i was stunned to see that it lingered without judgment in undivided clarity for what wild synchronicity would come.  it quenched its thirst in mystery while being completely at home in uncertainty.  the golden bronze amber leaf seemed one with all that is while simultaneously retaining awareness of self-perception.  as a gentle gust of wind coalesced with the beige fall sky it literally merged with the momentum enjoying the ride to its perfect destination.  with delicacy it rested cozily in ambiguity whispering to me that heaven is a state and not a place.  i vow surrender to black and white existence pledging fearlessly to climb higher creating life with vivid vibrancy adding golden bronze amber to my palette of colors with which i’ll paint. ©2016 janetaylor
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May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016 at 5:37 PM UTC
golden bronze amber
walking through the woods i was surrounded by a plethora of golden bronze amber leaves tumbling in the wind sparkling with a star fire that evanesced from their jagged edges upon their descent.  i stood entranced, mesmerized, utterly hypnotized by their glorious magnificence.  i observed with intensity as a golden bronze amber leaf never having been attached to the majestic tree had no need to let go but gently released.  feeling no trepidation it wholly lacked desire for manipulation to control the forces of the wind.  i watched in awe and wonder realizing that it never disengaged from the tree knowing that separation is an illusion; it simply became the wind.  whirling it shimmered in the autumn sun as it wafted with no need for reins allowing its destination to unfold.  gingerly cascading it settled tenderly on the ground resting comfortably in ambivalence.  i sensed it did not cringe when it was picked up by an unsuspecting boot but intuitively knew immediately that it was being carried and dropped off serendipitously at an auspicious location.  i listened to it intently and drank in its essence as it simply lay in being not obsessing over what would happen consequent but sat in sheer stillness seemingly encompassing all totality.  i was stunned to see that it lingered without judgment in undivided clarity for what wild synchronicity would come.  it quenched its thirst in mystery while being completely at home in uncertainty.  the golden bronze amber leaf seemed one with all that is while simultaneously retaining awareness of self-perception.  as a gentle gust of wind coalesced with the beige fall sky it literally merged with the momentum enjoying the ride to its perfect destination.  with delicacy it rested cozily in ambiguity whispering to me that heaven is a state and not a place.  i vow surrender to black and white existence pledging fearlessly to climb higher creating life with vivid vibrancy adding golden bronze amber to my palette of colors with which i’ll paint. ©2016 janetaylor
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Mirror by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My era’s obscuring mirror           shattered because it magnified the small and made the great seem insignificant. Dictators and monsters filled its contours.             Now when I breathe its jagged shards pierce my heart and instead of sweat I exude glass. Keywords/Tags: Kajal Ahmad, Kurd, Kurdish, translation, mirror, shattered, magnified, dictators, monsters, jagged, shards, sweat, perspire, leak, bleed, extrude, protrude, glass The Lonely Earth by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch The pale celestial bodies never bid her "Good morning! " nor do the creative stars kiss her. Earth, where so many tender persuasions and roses lie interred, might expire for the lack of a glance, or an odor. She's a lonely dusty orb, so very lonely! , as she observes the moon's patchwork attire knowing the sun's an imposter who sears with rays he has stolen for himself and who looks down on the moon and earth like lodgers. Kurds are Birds by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch Per the latest scientific classification, Kurds now belong to a species of bird! This is why, traveling across the torn, fraying pages of history, they are nomads recognized by their caravans. Yes, Kurds are birds! And, even worse, when there's nowhere left to nest, no refuge from their pain, they turn to the illusion of traveling again between the warm and arctic sectors of their homeland. So I don't think it strange Kurds can fly but not land. They wander from region to region never realizing their dreams of settling, of forming a colony, of nesting. No, they never settle down long enough to visit Rumi and inquire about his health, or to bow down deeply in the gust- stirred dust, like Nali. Bi Havre (“Together”) possibly the oldest Kurdish poem loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I want us to be together: we would eat together, climb the mountain together, sing songs together, songs of love, songs from the heart, sung from above. I want us to have one heart, together. Many words in this ancient poem are in doubt, so I have excerpted what I grok to be the central meaning. And because Kajal mentioned Rumi, here are my translations of Rumi: Raise your words, not their volume. Rain grows flowers, not thunder. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong relieves my deepest griefs: now I'm just as ecstatic as they, but with nothing to say! Please universe, rehearse your poetry through me!
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Apr 1, 2020
Apr 1, 2020 at 3:00 AM UTC
Kajal Ahmad "Mirror" translation
Mirror by Kajal Ahmad, a Kurdish poet loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My era’s obscuring mirror           shattered because it magnified the small and made the great seem insignificant. Dictators and monsters filled its contours.             Now when I breathe its jagged shards pierce my heart and instead of sweat I exude glass. Keywords/Tags: Kajal Ahmad, Kurd, Kurdish, translation, mirror, shattered, magnified, dictators, monsters, jagged, shards, sweat, perspire, leak, bleed, extrude, protrude, glass The Lonely Earth by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch The pale celestial bodies never bid her "Good morning! " nor do the creative stars kiss her. Earth, where so many tender persuasions and roses lie interred, might expire for the lack of a glance, or an odor. She's a lonely dusty orb, so very lonely! , as she observes the moon's patchwork attire knowing the sun's an imposter who sears with rays he has stolen for himself and who looks down on the moon and earth like lodgers. Kurds are Birds by Kajal Ahmad loose translation by Michael R. Burch Per the latest scientific classification, Kurds now belong to a species of bird! This is why, traveling across the torn, fraying pages of history, they are nomads recognized by their caravans. Yes, Kurds are birds! And, even worse, when there's nowhere left to nest, no refuge from their pain, they turn to the illusion of traveling again between the warm and arctic sectors of their homeland. So I don't think it strange Kurds can fly but not land. They wander from region to region never realizing their dreams of settling, of forming a colony, of nesting. No, they never settle down long enough to visit Rumi and inquire about his health, or to bow down deeply in the gust- stirred dust, like Nali. Bi Havre (“Together”) possibly the oldest Kurdish poem loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I want us to be together: we would eat together, climb the mountain together, sing songs together, songs of love, songs from the heart, sung from above. I want us to have one heart, together. Many words in this ancient poem are in doubt, so I have excerpted what I grok to be the central meaning. And because Kajal mentioned Rumi, here are my translations of Rumi: Raise your words, not their volume. Rain grows flowers, not thunder. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong relieves my deepest griefs: now I'm just as ecstatic as they, but with nothing to say! Please universe, rehearse your poetry through me!
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#(a travelogue) He stared down through the unbroken silence lapping the shoreline Water skippers dart around the rocks and windfall driftwood settled juxtaposed in cattail reeds and emerging broadleaf sprouts A petrified heartwood timber lie fallow waiting bare barked, hushed like a pining lover’s      timeworn love seat,      rubbed smooth as      the crystalline waters      of  half-moon lake Lingering for a while  ―   like a hidden stalker, a perched wildcat waiting for the full moon’s   swooning spell to saturate the thickening dusk quietude;      arousing the urgent      call of the wild — exhaled from the held breath of the wilderness nocturne     on half-moon lake The stillness was scattered with the soft downy hairs of the sleeping cattails,  and the newly shed catkins a spring gust bestrewed from a tall resin birch tree nigh the Sitka willows      He  sat  quietly ...      time out of mind ― tossing his eyes up into the sky; taking the time to read the stars ― catching  them  each  again as they fell into his gentle hands, to show him who he was Seeing their sparkly tracers   trail-out above the cattails,      from a distance they resembled falling stars unable to perceive their own renaissance ― plashing lightly upon the still-water      on half-moon lake A lone shadow glides stealthily near mid-tarn,.. swimming   enchantingly with the grace      of a blackswan Appearing to glance shoreward at the glowing low stars rise and fall, as his eyes twinkled skyward over      the moonlit lagoon ― heavenward of its moonlit ballet; the lone sleek dark shadow      slipping through      a faint circular ripple stirring the smooth as glass waters ―   disappearing like a fleeting moment      waning deep aneath      a subtle silent wake. When all the clear lines blurred, he knew it had been so long ...      but hearken ! … an interceding      long drawn out wail        echoed  a feral ache      across the stillness,      breaking the silence ― as the shadow reappeared;      his tears surrendered to the undulating call of the wild; he felt the spirit of the sole Loon,      as black and white      as the moonlit night, stir deeply in his wanting heart ―      lay bare the silence in lengthy yodeled psalms to the god of the moon Diving down deep yet again, keeping the light he’d been given, vanishing into the lifespring sanctuary of half-moon lake harlon rivers ... May 2018 travelogue: 4 of some more
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May 21, 2018 at 2:36 PM UTC
On half-moon lake ☽
#(a travelogue) He stared down through the unbroken silence lapping the shoreline Water skippers dart around the rocks and windfall driftwood settled juxtaposed in cattail reeds and emerging broadleaf sprouts A petrified heartwood timber lie fallow waiting bare barked, hushed like a pining lover’s      timeworn love seat,      rubbed smooth as      the crystalline waters      of  half-moon lake Lingering for a while  ―   like a hidden stalker, a perched wildcat waiting for the full moon’s   swooning spell to saturate the thickening dusk quietude;      arousing the urgent      call of the wild — exhaled from the held breath of the wilderness nocturne     on half-moon lake The stillness was scattered with the soft downy hairs of the sleeping cattails,  and the newly shed catkins a spring gust bestrewed from a tall resin birch tree nigh the Sitka willows      He  sat  quietly ...      time out of mind ― tossing his eyes up into the sky; taking the time to read the stars ― catching  them  each  again as they fell into his gentle hands, to show him who he was Seeing their sparkly tracers   trail-out above the cattails,      from a distance they resembled falling stars unable to perceive their own renaissance ― plashing lightly upon the still-water      on half-moon lake A lone shadow glides stealthily near mid-tarn,.. swimming   enchantingly with the grace      of a blackswan Appearing to glance shoreward at the glowing low stars rise and fall, as his eyes twinkled skyward over      the moonlit lagoon ― heavenward of its moonlit ballet; the lone sleek dark shadow      slipping through      a faint circular ripple stirring the smooth as glass waters ―   disappearing like a fleeting moment      waning deep aneath      a subtle silent wake. When all the clear lines blurred, he knew it had been so long ...      but hearken ! … an interceding      long drawn out wail        echoed  a feral ache      across the stillness,      breaking the silence ― as the shadow reappeared;      his tears surrendered to the undulating call of the wild; he felt the spirit of the sole Loon,      as black and white      as the moonlit night, stir deeply in his wanting heart ―      lay bare the silence in lengthy yodeled psalms to the god of the moon Diving down deep yet again, keeping the light he’d been given, vanishing into the lifespring sanctuary of half-moon lake harlon rivers ... May 2018 travelogue: 4 of some more
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97 The rainbow never tells me That gust and storm are by, Yet is she more convincing Than Philosophy. My flowers turn from Forums— Yet eloquent declare What Cato couldn’t prove me Except the birds were here!
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The rainbow never tells me
Search. Search. Seek. Seek. Cold. Cold. Clear. Clear. Sorrow. Sorrow. Pain. Pain. Hot flashes. Sudden chills. Stabbing pains. Slow agonies. I can find no peace. I drink two cups, then three bowls, Of clear wine until I can’t Stand up against a gust of wind. Wild geese fly over head. They wrench my heart. They were our friends in the old days. Gold chrysanthemums litter The ground, pile up, faded, dead. This season I could not bear To pick them. All alone, Motionless at my window, I watch the gathering shadows. Fine rain sifts through the wu-t’ung trees, And drips, drop by drop, through the dusk. What can I ever do now? How can I drive off this word — Hopelessness?
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Autumn Love
The wind howls outside my bedroom window shaking me my heart; my soul it screams *while you sit there drinking sweet-smelling coffee a baby boy in Africa cries of hunger and aching ribs. while you are curled up under warm and soft blankets an old and lonely man wanders the darkest streets looking for warmth; a home while you hide there surrounded by light and family with an aura of ungratefulness you are lost in the rays of your technologies with a frown on your angelic face when a weeping woman shakes and prays for her gone children to reach Heaven happily but you dare forget God to a screen?* my house shakes from Wind's agonizing words and a streak of cold trickles into my haven along with the words "what am I doing?" somehow my stiff legs reach a window and the arms in front of me pull it open to reveal no sound at all where is the wind? did he leave just as he touched my heart; my soul making me waver? or does a gust not howl , speak, and isn't heard? no the wind was here for how else did the once-twinkling snowflakes suddenly freeze and lose all of their beauty? no one but Wind would take the innocence of such young and beautiful white specks just as they landed in this cold, dark world no one but Wind would flare you with reality enough to make you cry with obliviousness for this wind; my Wind he is the voice off all those who have faced life's stinging brutality; him instead of hiding under covers and whispering morbid lies that everything is okay
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Jan 15, 2014 at 8:47 PM UTC
No One But Wind
Can't it just not this harsh not mush, but not this hard why this rush can't it must stop the gush like but not when it rusts no more trust ends to gust it just got lost again, duh.
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Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018 at 5:06 AM UTC
Lost again